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The first chapter of the following book was published, in
substantially its present form, in the Atlantic Monthly
for April, 1913. I have to thank the editor for his courtesy in
assenting to my wish to reprint. The other chapters have not
appeared before. I desire also to express my obligations to my
learned friend, Dr. M.M. Bigelow, who, most kindly, at my request,
read chapters two and three, which deal with the constitutional
law, and gave me the benefit of his most valuable criticism.

Further than this I have but one word to add. I have written in
support of no political movement, nor for any ephemeral purpose. I
have written only to express a deep conviction which is the result
of more than twenty years of study, and reflection upon this
subject.